RE: Recommended Cables - GK Guitar Synth Compatible Cables

[Mech <mech@m3ch.net>]

At 10:24 AM -0700 10/1/07, tEd ® kiLLiAn wrote:
>
>  DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE TO GET GK 13-PIN COMPATIBLE CABLES IN EVEN 
>SHORTER
>  LENGTHS?

Ted,

Check Ebay (<*ducking*> yes, i'm serious). 
There's a seller over there who occasionally 
offers these up.  I think their User ID is 
4wells.  Don't worry, they're not shady or 
anything (I've bought these things from them in 
the past).

It turns out that Roland *does* make 13-pin 
cables in a smaller size (like somewhere around 3 
or 5 feet, IIRC).  But, unfortunately, Roland 
doesn't seem to sell these direct.  They come 
bundled as extra cables with devices like the 
US-20 GK Unit Selector.

That seller to which I was referring has somehow 
gotten a stash of these things (don't know if 
he's unbundling them from the US-20's or what). 
Every once in a while they come up; you've just 
got to keep a watch out, or try contacting him 
directly.

Oh yeah, I just found the URL to one of his 
completed (sorry!) auctions for a 4-foot GK 
cable: 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ROLAND-4-FOOT-GK-CABLE-FOR-GUITAR-SYNTH-AND-VG88_W0QQitemZ120160649039QQihZ002QQcategoryZ47075QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You might also look around to see if Roland lists 
these as a replacement part, and have your bench 
tech or authorized service center order them. 
They do exist, they're just not very easy to find.

Just a couple of leads, but I hope it helps a little.

        --m.
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